China's 400km/h ULTRA high-speed train with LIE-FLAT Suites!

Hello and welcome to CHINA! I've finally made it and today am starting with a bang, riding the World's FASTEST Train!

Today we'll be travelling from Shanghai to Nanjing, on the route to Beijing, and will be having the full Business Class experience, with lie-flat beds, free food, all in a closing-door suite. There's now no doubt in my mind, this is the BEST train in the world, so let's go and check it out together!

Date of Filming: 22/9/23
Camera: GoPro Hero 10 Black
Operator: Chinese Railways
Departure: Shanghai, China
Arrival: Nanjing, China
Cost: Business class - 612 Chinese Yuan (£68.76, €79.22, $83.87)

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00:00 - Introduction
01:12 - Shanghai Railway Station
01:45 - Check-in & Lounge
02:35 - The Fantastic Fuxing CR400
03:42 - Route Map
04:04 - Let's Board!
04:30 - Departure from Shanghai
06:18 - Drinks & Snacks Service
07:25 - Private Suite Tour!
08:42 - 350km/h is FAST
09:46 - Lunch Service
10:10 - China is Building, Building, Building
11:18 - Stopping at Changzhou
12:10 - Capacity & Classes
12:30 - Train Tour - First Class
12:54 - Train Tour - Second Class
13:18 - Food Options
13:46 - Accessibility
14:02 - Toilet Tour
14:30 - More 350km/h action!
15:10 - Trip Summary
15:48 -Arriving at Nanjing
16:40 - Outro

[DS.J]

One thing that I noticed on Chinese HSR trains is how incredibly smooth the ride is. It's easy to lose the sense of speed if you're not looking through the window because it may be tricky to tell otherwise if the train is going 50km/h or 300km/h, it's that good. At present easily not only the fastest but the smoothest HSR trains in the world.

[teknox]

Just came back from China. with some local trips around these cities:) 8 days of high-speed trains, hotels, factories, people.
What is left in my heart? Amazing people, warm weather, great views, super high-speed trains' system, variety of food, very nice hotels and service. I’ll be back to China!

[KUANGCHI-ottt]

back in 2001 in China，as a freshman in university, I took a train back home from university in holidays. It took 36hours😢 I was stuck in a tiny hard seat. But in fact I was lucky coz i had a seat. a lot of people without a seat stand in the corridors for days.it is almost impossible for me to cross over the crowd to get to toilet. It was a long nightmare for me for years. And I am so glad to see the brilliant HSR right now. Good job China

[hamlet]

Travelled from Shanghai to Nanjing back in 1990. Coaches shunted at Shanghai by a steam locomotive and a 7 hour long journey!!

[ddrums]

The Amenities on this train is incredible! It’s like a 747, but on rails!

[HangYuriYangFX]

When I was young, I went from Beijing to Guangdong (very close to HongKong) on a 24 hour train.. It was the fastest I think... can't believe it has been reduced to 8.5 hours on a even longer travelling distance. wow things have changed!

[shenyuhao]

It’s so nice to hear that you enjoyed the CR carts! I just want to mention something about the food choice. The KFC you saw there could be a ordered via QR code located on the arm rest and delivered to you at the intermediate stops🎉

[Akarom]

Shanghai-Nanking high speed railway is one of the most important lines of Chinese railway.And it is the route I travelled most frequently.

[lionhouse]

In America, we need 5, 000 years to be this developed

[alexkwok]

This is the CR400 series HSR which is designed to run at 400 Km/h on an ideal rail track.
The latest series being tested in China is the CR450.
On June 28, 2023, two CR450 were tested over the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge (part of the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway) before the line was opened to the public. The CR450 attained a speed of 453 km/h (281 mph).

[stefansmith]

The average speed of that train is INSANE. In Europe, this is like being able to travel Paris to Warsaw or Kopenhagen to Florence in 4.5 hours!

[Emilien-hysy]

This is just too good! Kudos to their workers, engineers, and government.

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[towrvvz]

On China's railway lines, you can see the German Siemens series (CRH3), the French Alstom series (CRH5), the Japanese Kawasaki series (CRH2/B/E, etc.), and the Canadian Bombardier (CRH1 /A/B/E, etc.), there are even CRH6 and CJ6 models that are the same as the Italian ETR600, and the Swedish Regina C2008 model.😂The above models constitute the first generation of China's Harmony high-speed rail, which has now been basically replaced by China's independently developed Fuxing train, the CRH400. In the 1990s and early 21st century, China also developed its own EMU, but the development failed in the end because China's manufacturing level was too low at the time, and the core chip of the high-speed rail, the IGBC chip, was monopolized by Germany's Siemens. By 2014, China's first and the world's second 8-inch IGBT chip production line was completed and put into production at the CRRC Zhuzhou Research Institute. This gave China the technology to independently develop high-speed rail.

[michaelhall]

Very nice. We went to Shanghai a few years ago. Their trains are insane, it felt so fast and yet so smooth!

[HaoweiChen]

Welcome to China man! Btw for the food options, you can order thru scan the QR code printed on the armrest. A ton of options including the restaurants in the stations along the route. The train attendants will deliver those to your seat!

[appbs]

Your channel is excellent in quality and value! I really enjoy being a member.

[Punk]

It's also the most modern looking train I have seen. The colour, speed and the quality is best on the planet. Big Thank you for showing all these amazing things every week 😍

[peakserv]

Congrats on finally making it to China.
China's HSR network is simply the best, no other country even come close.
Great video, factual and honest review. Love it.
Look forward to more of your videos in China.

[hassaanjavaid]

I am very much thankful to you as I am traveling several cities and countries without spending a single penny, through your great and informative vlogs. Keep up the good work 👍